APHEIT Journal of Nursing and Health

Developing Competencies for Tele-nursing among Nursing Students in Care Management for Patient with COVID 19 during Home Isolation

ปราโมทย์ ถ่างกระโทก, ณัฐชยา พลาชีวะ, อาบกนก ทองแถม — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 05:17:16 SE Asia Standard Time

During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, digital technologies have accessed to telehealth services. It can be used easily and conveniently, especially in patients with COVID-19 during home isolation. Tele-nursing is the key to deal with the continuously increasing demands of nursing care. Therefore, it is important to prepare and develop competencies of tele-nursing for nursing students in the fast changing world. This article presents the learning management process for developing competencies of tele-nursing among nursing students in care management for patients with COVID-19 during home isolation. The learning management tools consisted of multimedia, simulation based learning, and service learning. The results showed that students were able to manage care via tele-nursing for patients with COVID-19 during home isolation. The learning management satisfaction of nursing students was at the highest level (Mean = 4.49, SD = 0.58). The majority of nursing students hold positive opinions regarding three learning management approaches, namely multimedia learning, simulation based learning, and service based learning. These learning processes are an innovation in the field of nursing education in creating effective learning experiences.

Developmental Care for Preterm Infant in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

วิมลวัลย์ วโรฬาร, ธนัสมัญญ์ เหลืองกิตติก้อง, จุฬา ยันตพร — Sun, 21 May 2023 11:37:56 SE Asia Daylight Time

Most preterm infants are born in the third trimester of pregnancy, the period of time in which fetal nervous system is rapidly development. Preterm infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) must adapt to various environment and stimuli that is quite different from the womb resulting in high risk of neurodevelopmental disorder. This article presents guideline for caring and promoting development of preterm infants using the age-appropriate care of the premature and critically ill hospitalized infant guideline for practice of the Neonatal Association Neonatal Nurses, the neonatal integrative developmental care model of Altimer and Philips, and the nursing sensitive indicators. The framework of care comprises 1) healing environment 2) sleep promotion 3) assessment and management of pain and stress 4) daily routine care based on the principle of infant development, and 5) family-centered care, as being a guideline for NICU nurses to promote development of preterm infants to achieve proper neurological development for their age.

Associations of Health Literacy to Health Promoting Behaviors in Older Adults with Hypertension

Wed, 03 May 2023 12:12:13 SE Asia Daylight Time

This research aimed to study the level of health literacy and health promotion behaviors of the elderly with hypertension and investigate relationships between health literacy and health promoting behaviors. The 132 elderlies were purposive selected according to the inclusion criteria. Data were collected by interview using the questionnaires including the Demographic Questionnaire, the Functional, Communication, and Critical Health Literacy Scales, and the Health Promoting Behaviors Questionnaires. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and spearman’s rank correlation coefficient.

The results revealed that 1) the mean score of overall health literacy of the samples was at moderate, while the mean score of functional health literacy and critical health literacy were at moderate level and communicative health literacy was at high level, 2) the mean score of overall health promoting behaviors was at moderate level. Health literacy was positively correlated with health behavior at a low level (r_s = .250, p = 0.01), and communicative health literacy and critical health literacy were statistically correlated with health behaviors (r_s = .295 and .229; p <.01 respectively).

The finding suggested that functional, communication, and critical literacy skill assessment of the elderlies are essential. These assessments will aid in planning that will promote the health promoting behaviors of elderlies through the improvement of their health literacy level.